Updated as of October 11, 2018
2018-2019 PMEA District 1 Calendar
Sunday, August 12, 2018 - 2:00 p.m.
PMEA District 1 EXCOM Meeting
Monday August 20, 2018 - Friday, September 21, 2018 - Submission Window for Eastern Division Ensembles
Information online at www.pmea.net
Monday, September 24, 2018
PMEA Honors Orchestra Auditions
Fox Chapel Area High School
Mairi Cooper, Host
Sunday, September 30, 2018 - 1 p.m.
Festival Host Director Meeting
Bethel Park High School
Rachel Skilone & Steph Glover, Hosts
skilone.rachel@bphawks.org; glover.stephanie@bphawks.org
Monday, October 1, 2018
PMEA Honors Band Auditions
South Fayette
Eryn Carranza, Host
Friday, October 26, 2018 & Saturday, October 27, 2018
PMEA Honors Choir Festival
Baldwin-Whitehall High School
Kris Tranter and Nathan Hart, Hosts
ktranter@bwschools.net; nhart@rsd.k12.pa.us
Saturday November 3, 2018
PMEA Piano Accompanist Auditions
Mt. Lebanon High School
Ethan LaPlaca, Host
Saturday, November 10, 2018, Saturday, November 17, 2018, & Sunday, November 18, 2018
PMEA Honors Band Festival
North Hills High School & Bethel Park High School
Len Lavelle (North Hills) & Chad Thompson (Bethel Park)
lavellel@nhsd.net; thompson.chad@bphawks.org
Sunday, November 11, 2018 - Midnight - Deadline for All-State Harp Audition Submissions
Information online at www.pmea.net
Monday, November 12, 2018
PMEA District 1 Honors Jazz Auditions
North Allegheny Senior High School
Todd Stefan, Host
Saturday, November 17, 2018 & Sunday, November 18, 2018
PMEA District 1 Honors Orchestra Festival
Fox Chapel Area High School
Mairi Cooper, Host
Monday, November 19, 2018
PMEA District 1 Chorus Auditions
Belle Vernon Area High School
Michael Rozell, Host
michael.rozell@bellevernonarea.net
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
PMEA District 1 Professional Development Day
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Saturday, January 5, 2019
PMEA State Board Meeting
Monday, January 7, 2019 - Midnight - Deadline for All-State Jazz/Vocal Jazz Ensemble Audition Submissions
Information online at www.pmea.net
Thursday, January 10, 2019- Saturday, January 12, 2019
PMEA District 1 Orchestra Festival
North Allegheny Senior High School
Sarah Lavelle, Host
Thursday, January 24, 2019 - Saturday, January 26, 2019
PMEA District 1 West Band Festival
Cornell High School
Bill Lamb, Host
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - Friday, January 25, 2019
PMEA District 1 East Band Festival
Burrell High School
Michael Pagnotta, Host
michael.pagnotta@burrell.k12.pa.us
Friday, February 1, 2019 & Saturday, February 2, 2019
PMEA Honors Jazz Festival
North Allegheny Senior High School
Todd Stefan, Host
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - Friday, February 8, 2019
PMEA District 1 Chorus Festival
Mt. Lebanon High School
Ethan LaPlaca, Host
Friday, February 15, 2019 - Saturday, February 16, 2019
PMEA JHS District Band East
Yough School District
Julia Aughenbaugh
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - Saturday, February 23, 2019; 11:00 a.m. Concert
PMEA Region I Orchestra Festival - District 6
Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School, Site Host & Altoona Area High School
Stephanie Everett (Hollidaysburg); Kelly Detwiler (Altoona)
stephanie.everett@hasdtigers.com; kdetwiler@altoonasd.com
Monday, February 25, 2019 - Midnight - Deadline for All-State Accompanist Audition Submissions
Information online at www.pmea.net
Friday, March, 1, 2019
PMEA District 1 Elementary String Fest
Moon Area School District
Amanda Neville, Host
Friday, March 1, 2018 - Saturday, March 2, 2018
PMEA District 1 JHS District Band West
Carrick High School
Sarah Giliberto, Host
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - Saturday, March 9, 2019
PMEA Region I Band Festival - District 5
New Castle Area High School
Nick Yoho, Host
Friday, March 8, 2019 - Saturday, March 9, 2019
PMEA District 1 Junior High District Chorus
Central Catholic High School
Michael Mackey
Friday, March 15, 2018
PMEA District 1 Elementary Sing Fest
Quaker Valley Middle School
Erik Kolodziej, Host
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - Friday, March 22, 2019
PMEA Region I Chorus Festival
Greater Latrobe High School
Rachel Surden, Host
Friday, March 22, 2019 & Saturday, March 23, 2019
PMEA JHS District Orchestra
Upper St. Clair High School
Sara Shoemaker, Host
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - Saturday, April 6, 2019
PMEA All-State Conference & NAfME Eastern Division Conference
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Friday, May 17, 2019 - Saturday, May 18, 2019
PMEA District 1 Elementary Band Allegheny West
Chartiers Valley School District
Mike Holl/Rena Ralston, Hosts
The following festivals DO NOT have hosts. If no one volunteers to host these festivals by June 1, 2018, then these festivals will not happen for the 2018-2019 school year.
PMEA District 1 JHS Chorus West - THERE IS NO LONGER A HOST
PMEA Elementary Band Allegheny East
PMEA Elementary Band Washington/Greene
PMEA Elementary Band Fayette
PMEA Elementary Band Westmoreland
PMEA JHS District Chorus East